Intracellular proteins that reversibly bind hydrophobic ligands including: saturated and unsaturated FATTY ACIDS; EICOSANOIDS; and RETINOIDS. They are considered a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed family of proteins that may play a role in the metabolism of LIPIDS.
Subtype terms (3)
More specific conditions that are subtypes of Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins in the MeSH hierarchy.